Some people got to grow up with Muhammad Ali, I got to grow up with Mike Tyson. By 1986 Iron Mike Tyson was the heavyweight champion of boxing. For the next six years he dominated everyone in the ring. Kids like me fawned over the champ and tried our hands at beating him in Nintendo's "Mike Tyson's Punch Out."
"Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" is a one man show chronicling his rocky past. It's a Mike Tyson many hadn't seen before: lucid, sober, and candid, but still with the same speech impediment and foul language.. It was comical and serious as Tyson explained all the things that made him him.
This is essential viewing for any Tyson fan or even ex-fan (as he has many of those). I remember all of the major events he discussed: his marriage to Robin Givens, his fight with Mitch Green, his loss to Buster Douglas, his rape conviction, his comeback, and his biting Evander Holyfield. These were defining moments in his career and they were headline grabbing. Before O. J.'s trial, Tyson's trial was the most media covered trial in American history. He was that big of a figure in the late 80's-early 90's.
For some of us this monologue was a trip down memory lane with the champ, and for others it was a history lesson. With the help of some good writers and a speech coach, Tyson expounded upon his ups and downs for a New York audience and it was exceptional.
"Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" is a one man show chronicling his rocky past. It's a Mike Tyson many hadn't seen before: lucid, sober, and candid, but still with the same speech impediment and foul language.. It was comical and serious as Tyson explained all the things that made him him.
This is essential viewing for any Tyson fan or even ex-fan (as he has many of those). I remember all of the major events he discussed: his marriage to Robin Givens, his fight with Mitch Green, his loss to Buster Douglas, his rape conviction, his comeback, and his biting Evander Holyfield. These were defining moments in his career and they were headline grabbing. Before O. J.'s trial, Tyson's trial was the most media covered trial in American history. He was that big of a figure in the late 80's-early 90's.
For some of us this monologue was a trip down memory lane with the champ, and for others it was a history lesson. With the help of some good writers and a speech coach, Tyson expounded upon his ups and downs for a New York audience and it was exceptional.